Shloka 60
युधिष्ठिरस्य अर्जुनप्रेषण-युक्तिवर्णनम् | Yudhiṣṭhira’s Rationale for Sending Arjuna and Request to Dhaumya
नैमिषं मृगयानस्य पापस्यार्ध प्रणश्यति । प्रविष्टमात्रस्तु नर: सर्वपापै: प्रमुच्यते
naimiṣaṁ mṛgayānasya pāpasyārdhaṁ praṇaśyati | praviṣṭamātrastu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||
Ghūlastya berkata: “Bagi seorang yang datang ke Naimiṣa demi berburu, setengah dari dosa perburuan itu lenyap seketika. Dan begitu ia sekadar memasuki tempat suci itu, ia terbebas dari segala dosa.”
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the purificatory power (tīrtha-māhātmya) of Naimiṣa: even actions that generate moral demerit—here, hunting—have their sin diminished, and mere entry into the sacred space is said to bring release from sins, highlighting repentance, sacred geography, and the possibility of ethical renewal.
A speaker named Ghūlastya is describing the spiritual efficacy of the holy place Naimiṣa to the listeners, presenting it as a tīrtha where sins are rapidly destroyed, thereby encouraging pilgrimage and reverence for that sacred region.